Seven great "medical myths" revealed - Democratic Underground

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Fri Dec-21-07 08:59 AM
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Seven great "medical myths" revealed

I thought this was interesting:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071221/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_britain_myths;_ylt=An6lqw_fTYKzN2wGQHrVIcHtiBIF

Two U.S. researchers took seven common beliefs and searched the archives for evidence to support them.

Despite frequent mentions in the popular press of the need to drink eight glasses of water, they found no scientific basis for the claim.

The complete lack of evidence has been recorded in a study published the American Journal of Psychology, they said.

The other six "myths" are:

* Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight...

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